Happi is a Hindi-language film directed by Bhavna Talwar and produced by Vistaar Film Fund & WSG Pictures. The film, made in black-and-white, stars Pankaj Kapoor, and is an homage to Charlie Chaplin as per the director. Pankaj Kapoor plays the part of a Chaplin-esque character.[1][2][3] After being stuck in development hell, the film was released on ZEE5 on 25 December 2019.[4]
| Happi | |
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 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | Bhavna Talwar |
| Written by | Mohinder Singh, Rishabh Sharma |
| Produced by | Gary Dillon Sachindra Nath |
| Starring | Pankaj Kapoor Supriya Pathak Hrishitaa Bhatt |
| Cinematography | Martin Grosup |
| Edited by | Asif Ali Shaikh Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Songs: Ilaiyaraaja Debojyoti Mishra Background Score: Ilaiyaraaja |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editHappi is a comedy drama that tells the amazing story of survival of a social misfit set in Mumbai. The film is all about a man, who is content with what he earns as his needs are few and thus, he is comfortable being a misfit. He earns by making people laugh as well as by singing at Cafe Bombay.[5]
His life turns upside down and he is shattered as the same place is now getting revamped into 'Club Mumbai' – a hip, high class upmarket lounge. But he refuses to be beaten down by the circumstances and fights back with his self belief with an unlikely companion, a puppy.
Cast
edit- Pankaj Kapoor as Happi
- Supriya Pathak as Rukmani
- Hrishitaa Bhatt as Shumona
- Nakul Vaid as Adil
- Manoj Pahwa
- Raj Saluja as Wilson
- Farroukh Mehta
- Sachin Gaikwad
- Sahil Vaid as Albert
- Tejaswini Kolhapure as Gayatri (special appearance)
Production
editThe film, originally made in colour, was converted to black-and-white inspired by 2011 Academy Award for Best Picture winner The Artist as it suits the mood and theme of the film.[1][6]
Track listing
editIlaiyaraaja provided the film score for this film and the lyrics were written by Jaideep Sahni and actor Kamalhassan has sung a song in this movie.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zindagi Dish" | Jaideep Sahni | Ilaiyaraaja | Kamal Haasan | 1:29 |
| 2. | "Phata Yeh Sole Hai" | Jaideep Sahni | Ilaiyaraaja | Shaan | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Mera Toh Chand Hai" | Mohinder Pratap Singh | Ilaiyaraaja | Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Roz Roz" | Mohinder Pratap Singh | Ilaiyaraaja | Anchal Datta Bhatia | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Barishon" | Rishhabh Sharrma | Debojyoti Mishra | Anchal Datta Bhatia | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Raat Yeh Ghul Gayi" | Rishhabh Sharrma | Ilaiyaraaja | Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 20:23 | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Pankaj Kapur's black-&-white tribute to Chaplin". The Times of India. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Happi Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Happi is technically different from Chapilin cinema-Bhavna". IndiaGlitz. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Sharma, Aayushi (26 December 2019). "Happi Premiered On ZEE5 On 25 December 2019: 5 Reasons To Watch The Pankaj Kapur Film". ZEE5. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "'Happi' will never be outdated: Bhavna Talwar". CNN-IBN. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "'Happi' brings 'black and white' back in Bollywood". CNN-IBN. 15 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan sings for Ilayaraja!". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Happi [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack], 10 March 2023, retrieved 27 April 2023
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